Posts Tagged ‘Tower’

Beach and Howe St. by BIG

by DD, April 18th, 2012, viewed 1012 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, BIG

Danish architectural office BIG have unveiled proposals for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. Read More »

World’s First Invisible Tower by GDS Architects

by DD, March 3rd, 2012, viewed 579 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

After winning Phase 1 of the design competion for the supertall Cheongna City Tower (formerly known as Tower Infinity) in Incheon, South Korea, international practice GDS Architects has now also taken the Fist Prize in the invited competition (Phase 2) to do the project through design development. Read More »

Fibrous Tower for Taiwan Tower Competition by SOMA

by DD, March 1st, 2012, viewed 539 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Austrian architecture firm soma was runner-up in the open international taiwan tower complex competition. ‘Multiple natures – Fibrous Tower’ was their submission for the Observation Tower and Taichung City Museum, Taiwan. The proposal was strongly based on architectural forms that learn from nature and are based on the underlying principles of the structures of plant and animal life. Read More »

Suzhou Center by SOM

by DD, February 27th, 2012, viewed 587 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, SOM

American architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window. Read More »

”SKY STREET” – Hong Kong Alternative Car Park Tower

by DD, January 16th, 2012, viewed 720 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

The main concept of this project was to create parking space as extension of the street. Typical city-street with traffic lane, parking spaces, sidewalk and tram was took out into space and shaped the building form. Read More »

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to Design World’s 4th Tallest Building

by DD, September 16th, 2011, viewed 1789 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Chicago-based firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture recently announced that it has won an international competition to design Wuhan Greenland Center, which at 606 meters (1,988 feet) will likely be China’s third-tallest building, and the fourth tallest in the world, when completed in about five years. Read More »

Helios Rehab Sanctuary by Team CLS

by DD, August 9th, 2011, viewed 1014 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Designed by Team CLS, headed by award winning UK Architect Darren Chan, other members including Emily Lau (Architecture Graduate) and Jonas Sin (Netherlands Architect), the “Helios Rehab Sanctuary” innovates in application of sustainable technologies to create a new and exciting typology. Read More »

World’s Tallest Skyscraper

by DD, August 8th, 2011, viewed 1033 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Over 1,000 meters (that’s 3,280 feet!) with a total construction area of 530,000 sqm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture are currently in design development phase for Kingdom Tower, the World’s Tallest Skyscraper. Read More »

Parinee Tower in Mumbai by James Law Cybertecture

by DD, August 4th, 2011, viewed 1017 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Designed by James Law Cybertecture, the Tower is to be located in the heart of Mumbai, facilitating a wide range of businesses, including the India movie industry. To accentuate the inspirational references, the building facades are installed with LED screens for film and graphic projections. Read More »

NLF by GAD Architecture

by DD, August 1st, 2011, viewed 705 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Designed by Istanbul and New York based company, GAD Architecture in collaboration with Dara Kirmizitoprak, NLF is a high-rise luxury residential project, located in the Nilüfer district of Bursa, one of the largest and most developed cities in Turkey. Read More »

Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François

by DD, July 20th, 2011, viewed 875 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Green

Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François.

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Oasis Tower in Dubai

by DD, July 11th, 2011, viewed 737 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide a solution for urban farming and sustainable housing. The architect believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide food enough to feed 40,000 people each year. Read More »

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